Rope-supporting device for hay-elevators.



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=1) JUNE 13, 1910.

APPLIU i... HELNSON, U35 DQNUVAXE', ILLEI-IGIS V nZQPIE-SULPQETING DEVICE FDR HAY-ELEVATORS.

implication filed June 13,

matters 1 31203212.

1910 Serial 110. $66,559.

porting Devices for Hey-Elevators; and 1 do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the i which it zipperteins-to make and use the some.

2 This invention reiotes to improvements in rope supporting devices for hay elevators.

Une object of the inve tion is to provide a simple owl inexpensive rope support adapted to readily arranged and secured in position to support the siecit rope oi the elevator.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will readily' swingout of the way when engaged by the hey corrizige to permit the latter to and will automatically swing back to an operative position after the carriage has passed.

Vith these and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novei features of construction, combination and arrange ment of parts as Wili loe more iuily described one: particularity pointed out in'the appended cioim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l: is at vertice iongitudinol section through the upper portion oi a barn with a. hay elevoter arranged therein showing the uppii c t-ion of my improved rope support; .lfig. 52 1S horizontal sectional view through the upper portion of the horn taken the elevator mechanism and showing the rose support in operative position in foil lines, and in dotted lines showing the manner in which the support is swt'uig to one sicie j the carrier to permit the latter to pass;

' 8 is o. verticsi cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.; Fig. 4t is a detail perspective of the rope supper in the accompanying he elevator arranged it oi: a barn and consisting of h 1 turlinally disposer trzi it our 1 w "3h 6' words from one end to tie etc of the burnanti has siitteoly mounted thereon a hay i? which may be of any suitable and to Which is connected the usual. hoisting; or elevator rope 3 carrying; the usual hey fork or grapple 4-. To the cerriege is 2,150 eonclrz o is shown a :1 the u per port-ion 'necteci the operating rope 5 by means oi? which the carriage is drawn along the track to bring th load of he hoisted by the grapple or fork to the desired place in the mow. The rope 5 passes over a guide pulley 6 atone end of the horn and thence downwardly to a position within reach of the operatori.

The foregoing parts may be of the usual or of any suitable construction and (io'not form a port of the present invention.

In the hay elevators and carriers of the class described the siaclt in the hoisting anti operating ropes causes the latter to sag down onto the hey when the carriage is moved back and forth over the track there-- by greatly interfering with the operation of mowing the hay away" and in order to overcome this objection rem provided means .t'or holding or supporting these ropes in on out of the Way osition. My improved rope supporting device comprises on arm or bar 7 having on its inner end t bearing bracket- 8 formed with an erlargement containin a a bearing eye to engage a pivot stud Qjgvlneh depends from one of the roof 1 fters oil-he ban. The-arm 7 when thus arranged will project outwardly across the upper portion the barn below the track bar 1 and trons vcrsely with respect to the some. Vhen-in this position the her or emu"? will catch on the operating or hois ing rope when draw: over the some thus supporting or hoiiing said rope in on out of the Way position.

B pivots-11y iounting the 2'" the some Wiii; oe swung around in one. direction or the other when engagil by the approach ing hey carrier thus permitting the latter to pass by the arm. After the carriage has thus passed the the latter will be immediately swung back its normal or oper:

tivo position by means of o. coiled spring 10,

mlgustobly secured to the lnnor portion of the arm by engaging one end of which is one the i1ook-shaped ends of the spring with one ot e 301183015 apertures 12 formeoi in at iougituclmeliy extending r formed on top oi: the bl'ztoe 8. .ihe' oppo site L i the spring; 15 ectgustob'ly secured in or. 2. series of miertures formed in :1 E3 sho c i ring piste secured to anti spzlc \tl uibie 'stsnc :trozn one of the root t; c. :iv shown in the; (lrmviugs. Ev connectin the spring in the manner described the iutter may be adjusted to the desired tension and. Wlil quickly swing the arm book to its normal. position, which or lug 11.

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is at'right angles to the track 1, after being swung around in either direction by the engagement of the carriage therewith.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

' Various changesin the form,.proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle 'or sacrificing any of the advantages ot the invention as defined in the appended claim.

' Having thus described my invention what i I claim is: p

A rope support tor hay elevators comprismg a bar arranged to extend under the rope transversely thereof and provided at one end with an enlargement having a vertically disposed bearing eye at its extremity,

through the bearing eye and secured in a fixed support at one side ofthe rope, and a spring having one end secured in a perforation in the said rib and its upper end secured to the fixed support above the bar.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. HANSON.

Witnesses:

G. C. EnMUNDs, JOHN S. Fos'rnn. 

